Latest Press Releases

Dattani not suitable for critical position at CHRC

Joint Statement from the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs and Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center "The recent appointment of Birju Dattani as Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights...Read More

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June 27, 2024

CIJA Welcomes Government Listing IRGC as Terror Entity After Years of Advocacy

Ottawa, ON – June 19, 2024 – The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) welcomes the Government of Canada’s long-awaited decision to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)...Read More

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June 19, 2024

"TDSB Trustees Must Vote NO" - CHR Ignores Antisemitism

Strategy for Combating Hate and Racism Ignores Antisemitism Toronto, ON – June 18, 2024 – Tonight, TDSB’s Program and School Services Committee met to vote on an update to the TDSB’s Combating Hate...Read More

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June 19, 2024

CIJA Disappointed by TDSB Failure to Address Antisemitism in Proposed Strategy for Combating Hate and Racism

Toronto, ON – June 11, 2024 – On June 5, the TDSB Program and School Services Committee met to discuss an update to the TDSB’s Student Learning Strategy for Combatting Hate...Read More

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June 11, 2024

B.C. Jewish Community Troubled by Past Comments of Surrey North BC United Candidate

Vancouver, B.C. – June 11, 2024 – Last night, media shared a letter signed by Mohammad Asad Gondal, the BC United candidate for Surrey North, which accuses the Israeli government...Read More

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June 11, 2024

Branch of BCTF Moves to Deny Resources to Holocaust and Antisemitism Education

Vancouver, BC – June 5, 2024 – In what is being described as a stunning move, a branch of the BC Teachers Federation (BCTF) today told the Holocaust and Antisemitism Educators Association...Read More

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June 05, 2024

Anti-Jewish Hate Crimes in Toronto more than Doubled In 2023

Jewish community represents 4 percent of Toronto’s population but is victimized in 36 percent of hate crimes Toronto, ON – May 31, 2024 – The Toronto Police Service (TPS) has...Read More

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June 03, 2024

“Jewish Community Concerns Must Be Heard”: Organizations Seeking Intervenor Status in U of T Injunction Against Encampments

Toronto, ON – June 3, 2024 – Today, Jewish community organizations as well as other campus groups seeking intervener status in the injunction case brought by the University of Toronto...Read More

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June 03, 2024

CIJA Responds to Report on TMU LASL Open Letter

Toronto, ON – May 31, 2024 – Today, Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) released the report of the TMU External Review commissioned to determine whether a letter replete with antisemitic content, which...Read More

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May 31, 2024

UPDATE: Firebombing at Vancouver's Schara Tzedeck Synagogue

UPDATE: New details have emerged about last night’s events revealing that an incendiary device was not thrown at the doors of Schara Tzedeck, as was conveyed in early reports, instead an...Read More

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May 31, 2024

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